Tuscany

Italy

The Italian region of Toscana is tailor-made for romance, so it’s no wonder it was the muse for films ranging from Under the Tuscan Sun to Stealing Beauty. A 'nation within a nation', its vibrant culture gave birth to the Italian Renaissance, the dazzling city of Florence, and museums such as the Uffizi and the Pitti Palace. As if that wasn’t enough, it also has more churches, palaces, galleries, museums, villages, piazzas and scenic villas than you could possibly visit in one lifetime.

With a fairly mild climate along the Tyrrhenian Sea, its rainier interior provides lush soil ideal for growing wines such as Chianti, Vino Nobile di Montepulciano, and Brunello di Montalcino. The perfect pairing with haute-rustic cuisine and falling in love with a mysterious stranger.

A restoration den of raw genius – a weathered Tuscan house that has been allowed to expose her weathered elements and complemented with chic salvaged interiors. An imaginative retreat of utter, rustic romance.

An old farmhouse conversion that is brimming with smoothness and urban vibes. Original stonework is forged with pastel eggshell tones, modern furnishings and fresh tonal whites. The perfect frame to those alluring Tuscan vales and the puffball sheep grazing all around.

There is something truly wonderful about discovering a place to stay that goes beyond the norm, and this rural eco retreat in southern Tuscany is just such a place created with love, passion, patience and respect – this is the fabulous Agriturismo Biologico Sant’Egle. A fully certified organic farmstead, this eco boutique guesthouse had managed to weave comfort and style with sustainability and dollops of originality.

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A sleek modernist base that is both rustic and sophisticated in its design simplicity – conceived to mirror the surrounding vineyards and Arco Mountains of Trentino, this rural idyll is an architectural bolthole that gives nature a stylish makeover, irresistibly close to Lake Garda.

A deliciously wooden retreat and spa perched high in the mountains, Chalet Grumer is breathtakingly good for the soul - the perfect spot when you need some sweet escapism. A cutie of solace, perched on the edge of Alpine infinity.

Wrapped by the Dolomites, this modern eco resort pairs mountain lifestyle with simple elegance and luxury wellness vibes. An authentically pastoral location accented with the local Ladin culture that feels at once both holistic and fun.

Agriturismo simplicity meets designer theatrics here at this chilled farmhouse awash in white and filled with rustic bric-a-brac. A candlelit gem that sits amongst the twisted olive trees, rubbing shoulders with a golf course and the Adriatic.

Niedermairhof is no ordinary bed & breakfast; it is a wonderfully restored nest egg vision, with a combo of traditional heritage and classic designer pieces – complete with all the creature comforts of a dinky luxury hotel.

Modernity, fresh elegance and a natural hand are cornerstones within the restored traditional walls of boutique hotel, Das Wanda; a modern, natural retreat with a strong South Tyrolean heart, whose suites quietly mimic a wonderful small boutique hotel of understated design, with the warm intimacy of a local Bed & Breakfast founded on sleek style.

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Italy’s love letter to the world, the cobbled streets of Rome breathe with a heady mix of history, food, art and culture, so much so that since the first century BC – the beginning of time as we count it today - it has been known as the awe-inspiring, ‘Eternal City’.

A wonderfully playful pick-n-mix of stylish apartments so close to the Trevi fountain that you could cast your own version of ‘Three Coins in the Fountain’ from your artsy bedroom. Created by local foodie hero, Pino Cau, CASACAU boasts enough designer corners to satisfy your style ego with intelligence, wit and heaps of independent charisma.

Small, delicate, exquisite; this creative residence is fully-stocked with vintage family pieces and curatorial heritage, and includes a fabulous orangerie thriving between the greenest of Mediterranean gardens and whitest snow-capped peaks.